Tottenham analysis: New faces, same old failings

[Getty Images] Tottenham failed to win a single game after falling behind last season and once again they crumbled after Keane Lewis-Potter gave the Bees an early lead. This was supposed to be the start of a new era for Spurs after back-to-back 17th-placed finishes. Instead this was as bad as anything they served up last season as familiar failings were very much evident despite the new faces on show. It was far too easy for Brentford at times, with Lewis-Potter left unmarked to score the first, Richarlison conceding possession before the second goal and the Spurs defence all over the place when Michael Kayode made it 3-0. Tottenham are in talks to sign Manchester City forward duo Savinho and Omar Marmoush. Yet it is in defence where Spurs look in urgent need of reinforcements. Skipper Micky van de Ven, who is injured, watched this horror show unfold from the bench as 20-year-old Archie Gray became the youngest player to captain the club. But this was a day to forget for Tottenham and Gray, who was replaced in the closing stages and handed the armband to substitute James Maddison, who hardly played last season because of injury. By then, many of Tottenham's travelling support had left the ground as Brentford fans teased their opponents by singing: "You're going down with the Fulham."